Who was?
Who was the god of the underworld?
Hades
How many gods/goddesses were said to live on Mount Olympus?
12
Pleasantly funny or entertaining
Word Bank: amusing, myth, flattered, proof
amusing
Kathy and her mother attached their bikes _______ to the back of the car.
A. Securely
B. Desperately
C. Bountifully
A. Securely
Zeus went to the underworld to bring back Persephone.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: labyrinth, flattered, retrieve, aimlessly
retrieve
Who was a genius inventor that made a labyrinth for King Minos and figured out a way to make wings for himself and his son to escape a tower?
Daedalus
What did Pandora's box contain?
Negative things like worry, fear, sadness, and despair.
Evidence that something is true
Word Bank: myth, proof, guidance, resist
proof
The minotaur was a _________ creature that was half bull and half man.
A. Herculean
B. Mythical
C. Amusing
B. Mythical
I am absolutely terrified of spiders, scorpions, mites, and ticks!
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: mythical, arachnids, labyrinth, Herculean
arachnids
Who was the goddess of farming and the harvest and loved her daughter very much?
Demeter
Why did Arachne get turned into a spider?
Arachne got turned into a spider because she boasted that she was a better weaver than the goddess Athena.
Stories with supernatural beings or heroes that explain events in nature or teach people how to behave
Word Bank: unraveling, myth, arachnids, Herculean
myth
I was very _______ when she complemented my shirt.
A. Flattered
B. Insisted
C. Amusing
A. Flattered
A loose thread from Mrs. Talbott's scarf got caught on the doorknob, and before she knew it the whole thing was quickly coming apart.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: aimlessly, proof, retrieve, unraveling
unraveling
Who defeated the minotaur to protect his father's kingdom?
Theseus
What did the story Demeter and Persephone help the ancient Greeks explain about the world?
This story explains why there are different seasons.
A holy place that is devoted to someone
Word Bank: Sanctuary, spectator, guidance, glimpse
Sanctuary
Did you see all those _________ at the football game?
A. Spectators
B. Arachnids
C. Herculean
A. Spectators
Their grandmother gave them a strict warning that they were to look both ways before crossing the street.
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized word?
Word choices: Superior, Strict, Guidance, Despair
Strict
Who didn't listen to their father and flew too close to the sun, melting his wings and plummeting to Earth?
Icarus
Why did Prometheus get punished by Zeus?
Prometheus got punished by Zeus for giving humans fire.
The realization that past situations could have been handled differently
Word Bank: Foresight, Hindsight, Despair, Pine
Hindsight
Jasmin had the ________ to take an umbrella when she saw the cloudy skies that later brought a heavy afternoon shower.
A. Despair
B. Glimpse
C. Foresight
C. Foresight
On Halloween I found myself in a maze made out of corn, it took me forever to find my way out!
What's another word we could use to replace the italicized words?
Word choices: guidance, unraveling, aimlessly, labyrinth
labyrinth